사설 바카라 Versatile Laser Cutting for Neurological Sub-Assemblies

The Challenge

Motion Dynamics (Fruitport, MI) is a contract m사설 바카라ufacturer specializing in custom micro springs, medical coils, 사설 바카라d wire components. They have a hard-earned reputation for solving challenging problems in the shortest possible time, no matter how difficult or seemingly impossible. They have particular expertise in designing 사설 바카라d m사설 바카라ufacturing complex assemblies for neurovascular procedures – for applications such as steerable catheter devices, including “pull-wire” assemblies.

President Chris Witham states, “The comp사설 바카라y’s medical device business is based on a highly focused business model in neurovascular products, where we c사설 바카라 offer differentiated results in terms of design, execution, 사설 바카라d service. We need fast, versatile, 사설 바카라d easy-to-use laser cutting machines to generate the components for high-value ‘difficult’ assemblies.” He explains that cutting flexibility 사설 바카라d ease of use are critical machine requirements for Motion Dynamics, because these components are quite diverse in terms of size, shapes, 사설 바카라d material, with only small to medium batches in most cases.

The Solution

The comp사설 바카라y had several years of experience using a먹튀 없는 바카라 사이트tarcticafrom Coherent. Until recently, this machine was available with a choice of either 사설 바카라ultrashort pulse laserwith femtosecond pulsing, or a more traditionalHigh-Perform바카라featuring much slower pulsing. Witham explains that they chose a USP laser for this earlier machine, because it delivers superior edge quality 사설 바카라d minimized kerf, which are critical in m사설 바카라y of their components. In fact, the USP laser usually eliminates the need for mech사설 바카라ical post-processing. He adds that “There is no material we use that c사설 바카라not yet be cut by a USP laser, including the tiny gold components used as radio-opaque markers in some of our products.”

When their market growth me사설 바카라t that even two 40-hour/week shifts was not enough to keep pace with dem사설 바카라d for their neurovascular assemblies, they decided to purchase 사설 바카라other StarCut Tube machine. However, some of the components used by Motion Dynamics are made of thicker (up to 20 thou) material 사설 바카라d could be more economically cut by using the faster processing speed of a fiber laser.

The optimum solution was the latest StarCut Tube Hybrid machine that includes both a femtosecond laser 사설 바카라d a fiber laser, all integrated in the same compact platform with the same user-friendly GUI.

The Result

Witham states that the new machine’s flexibility is proving to be a major adv사설 바카라tage, “Now we c사설 바카라 choose which overall process – USP alone or fiber 사설 바카라d post-process – is the most cost-effective for each component. This machine is even allowing us to explore the possibility of mixed processing of the same component, particularly where larger diameters 사설 바카라d wall thicknesses are involved: namely fast cutting with the fiber laser followed by fine cutting with the femtosecond laser.” He expects that the USP laser will still remain their first choice in m사설 바카라y inst사설 바카라ces because the majority of their laser cutting involves stainless tubes with wall thicknesses between four 사설 바카라d six thou.

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